rickenbacker360 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Not wanting to hijack another thread on Reference Mixes. I always wonder how to square a finished released mix (mastered) with my current mix (unmastered). Mastering does so much to a mix (or at least in can) in terms of compression, mid-side spatial geometry, EQ and more. Compressing a signal may make the reverb more apparent, for example, or the BGVs seem louder. Anyone have any guidelines or tips on how one adjusts their ears for all this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Well first of all, match the loudness, apply gentle (but not as extreme) limiting to get closer. Reverb wont appear louder if you pull the loudness of the reference master because it usually doesn't have peaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickenbacker360 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 To match the loudness, doesn't one have to apply compression these days? I'm a -14 LUFS kinda guy, as per the Ian Shepherd and Bob Katz school. In my experience, relative volumes of stems (BGV, Guitars, etc) change when compressed. I just went through this with my mastering engineer. Are you saying to attempt to match the relative loudness of the reference master? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 nah, i mean to pull the mastered files down so they sound as loud, so yes, relative loudness i usually do it like that, and then just turn on/off a simple peak limiter to see how much different it sounds with squished peaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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